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> "Jr. 1 ,j -?"?;jB3K<.; t ?? ? ? '? ? "%?' ' ^ \?-"' ?**?'* ?'. ';5"i ' *.' ? ? &? I ? ? ' - ? t '. - ' ;:<y.v <# --? ? : '/ "' *4 - s *> v The Only Paper Published in PolK County ; A Live Clean Paper for the Home Price 5 Cents Tryon, N. C., July 12, 1923 $2.00 a Year ,st Water Report Shons Improvement gglth Inspector declares fryon water better than that of other towhs. iThe ?Kvri:; Molina State ard of Ht'.wMi Inspector visit fry on <<*?"' Monday to ex ?jne the ivsevoir and sources Lj report' . at Tryon is 'in Lh be:*-" position with (fereiice !?* ? >ot h supply and ?ritv thiifi the majority of fans in ti'i- State. [lie Ja;>t water report received esdsy fre.n Jabratories Raieigh :.uf i\ ate a decided hprovemenr in the bacterid [ant of the water supply. ^ was stated in the last is the News there is no nger from the present water ppjy ami no cause for alarm the part of the citizens and ummer visitors. POI.K ( Ol'-VTY FARMERS fJHAT OF THE FUTURE? ggfoiv we consider the ^re out look for farmers of IkCouhty. it might be a good hine to look backward and the question. What of the st ? * firt let us make a study of 1 he past and establish a basis C which the future may be foretold to some extent. Looking back' one hundred years in Polk County, we are i old that the forests were the] nest that could be found ; that Od Pea Vine and other jumes grew in great profu- , jjon that the land was rich and j [he streams teamed with fish. this be true, and we believe St is; nature has done all for j lis county that human heart j could desire. As to the present. Where ; are those splendid forests? Where are those natural wild leguminous plants that once grew in the woodlands and kept the soil in that high state; of fertility that, produced those j magnificent forests ? Where are those. 'clear streams of sparkling waters in which there had been millions of fish? Where are the rich lands that were present when the forest was removed that yielded abundant crops wThen barely turned with a bull-tongue plow at the hands of the primeval husbandman ? All these things that were jonce here are gone. Why did [did they go? Why is not the soil of Polk County rich and pro ductive as it once was? Why are the hill sides washed away and the creek and river beds filled with clay and sand so that every heavy rain that comes makes conditions worse? Of course it is the system of farm-' these lands that has brought us where we are agrri culturally. Just here comes in the question asked at the start?" What of the Future?" i Fanners, letus think condi- | tions oyit for just a little while, j Will the same system of farm- | ing that cleared these rich lands and washed away the rich virgin soil and filled up the ! creek and river beds with clay and sand reclaim them and ; make ihem rich and productive i again : Are you satisfied with your furms as as they are? I When the hard rains come and you .see your terraces breaking and your best soil leaving for low lands, do you thank God that you have the foundation left on which to build another | 8?il? And do you enjoy the 1 task ui' building more terraces t? he washed away by the next | hard rain? Of course I am speaking of hill sides and stapes that are too steep for terraces |o hold, which applies to much the greater part of the lands of polk County. . The purpose of this article 18 to arouse thought. If - you ar^ satisfied with your present condition; which many of you j udging from your actions: then there is no hope or this generation: but for nose who are not satisfied yjlth present conditions there is ope, and in future articles in . is column, we will -endeavor J. Point the way to better things J. R. SAMS Union Miljs to Have Baptist Conference Program of church meet ing of three counties The annual conference "of the Baptist Churches of Polk, Rutherfordton and McDowell counties will held at Union Mills beginning Monday July 16 to Friday July 20. Following is a program of the Monday 10:00 a.m. ? Devotional. 10:45 a.m. ? Brief Report from Pastors, i 11 :15 a.m. ? Special Needs in Our Churches as Seen by the Pastors. ? Open Conference. 2:00 p.m. ? What Organization Should a Church Undertake to Have.? M/ A. Adams. 2:30 p.m. ? The Pastor in Touch with All Organized Work. ? D. J. Hunt. 3:00 , p.m. ? Preparation for World-wide Evangelism. ? Q. C. Davis. 8:00 p.m. ? A Study ^f Surveys. ? A. C. Hamby. Tuesday 9:30 a.m. ? Devotional. 10:00 a.m. ? The Church Train ing its Workers.? J. ? T. Bo wen. 10:30 a.m. ? Assigning Work to All Members of the Church, i ? A. S. Stroup. 11 :00 a.m. ? Pentecost arid its Results. ? Q. C. Davis. 2 :00 p.m. ? The Pastor in Hip Study, His Books, Papers, etc. ? T. L. Justice. 2:30 p.m. ? The Pastor Visiting His People in Their Homes. ? C. P. Holland, o :00 p.m.. ? Philip, the First Great Evangelist. ? Q. C. Davis. 8 :00 p.m. ? The E very-Member Canvas.? A. C. HAMBY. Wednesday 9:30 a.m. ? Devotional. 10:00 a.m. ? All Departments and Treasurers Making Regular Reports to the Church. ? J 10:30 a.m. ? Church Equip ment, Remodeling the House, Providing Hymn Books, etc. ? E. B. Dillard. 11:00 a.m. ? Barnabas, the Ev angelist of the Powerful Ap peal. ? Q. C., Davis. 2:00 p.m. ? The Sermon: Ex pository, Textual, Topical, Doctrinal. The Use of Illu strations.? J. M. Brown. 3:00 p.m. ? Paul, the Evangelist of the Crucified Life. ? Q. C. Davis. Thursday. 9:30 a.m. ? Devotional. 10:00 .a.m. ? Difficult Problems . I find on My Field. ? Open Conference. 11:00 a.m. ? The Evangelistic Campaign in Antioch. ? Q. C. Davis. 2:00 p.m. ? Administering the Ordiances. ? E. P. White. 2:30 p.m. ? The Denominational Paper. Getting it Into the Homes of the People, How. ? Open Conference. 3:00 p.m. ? Luke, the Evange list with* Historical Insight. ? Q. C. Davis. 8:00 p.m. ? Address. ? A. C. Hamby. 9:00 a.m. ? Devotional. 9 :30 a.m. ? Responsibility of the Church for the Social and Recreational Life of the Com munity. ? A. P. Sorrels. 10:00 a.m. ? Making a Program for a church. ? A. C. Hamby. 11:00 a.m. ? The Evangelistic Campaign in Ephesus. ? Q. C. Ifavis. u Benefit Recital Please? Assembly The benefit recital given by Mrs. Boynton at Lanier Library last Thursday evening was one of the most enjoyable programs that has been offered jn - some time. Mrs. Boynton's .. selections , were both entertaining and in jstructive. * -The subject rof j her recital "Imagination ? A Friend" was well chosen ? and ! allowed a wide scope for her 'talents." All of* her selections were well recced by an appre ciative audience. Mrs. Boyn I ton is a professional enter tainer who has# been in much demand in* Chicago in recent years. Contracts to be Let for New County Jail Plans Accepted for New Building to Replace Present Jail. The Board of County Com missioners of Polk County held their regular July meeting last week in the office of the Reg istrar of Deeds at the County Court House, Columbus. Ronald Green, architect, of Asheville met with the board and submitted a plan for the proposed new county Jail. This plan which was accepted by the board will give Polk County a thoroughly modern and completely equipped jail building. The building will l?e a two story structure to be erect ed at an approximate cost of 53500. Mr.Green will have1 general supervision of construction of the building. The contract will be let the latter part of this month. % John J. George, of Cherry ivlle, has arranged to purchase the bonds for the building. Quartet Concerts Attract Many The Junior Quartet of Pied mont College presented two interesting programs during the last few days, one at the Library in Saluda, last Friday night, the second last Monday night at Lanier Library here. The Piedmont Quartet have recently returned to North Carolina after a successful tour of the New England States ki the interest of their college *t Demorest. Both programs offered sho^- j ed a well trained quartet whqftej blending and general ensepajgej work would be difficult to ei^Nfll Russell Locke, son of Mrs. H. P. Locke was not a stranger to either audience and his solo of fering was well received. Each member of the group rendered i a solo number which proved j them capable of a most satis- 1 factory individual work and compared favorably with their ensemble. Miss Betty Thomas of Char leston added much to the pro gram by her two violin num bers accompanied by Miss T. P. Spencer, director of music at Piedmont College. o Infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moore Dies Funeral services for Helen, May Moore, age 2 years, little daughter of Mr. and ' Mrs. James R. Moore were held Sun day afternoon at Try on Ceme tery, the Reverend Fike officiat ing. ? Helen May ^Moore died last Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock following a brief illness. ? 0 POLK COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS ' R. M. Foster and wife to Manufacturers Power Com pany,. 700 acres. Consideration $25,000. - - William Gillette to E. W. Frost, lot in town of Tryon $10 and other considerations. .Ralph C. Erskine to Peoples Bank and Trust Company lot in Tryon. $1 and other considera tions. * Peoples Bank and Trust Com pany, trustee to F. W. Sprague, lot in Tryon. $1600. Polk County Bank and Trust Company to Frank Jackson, land in Columbus. T. A. Green and wife to W. A. Bridges and wife land in Co lumbus. ,r TT J. R. Foster et al to V. H. Hunsinger land in Mill Spring. A. M. Salley and wife to Mrs. Oliver Andrews land in Tryon. D. E. Conner to Mrs.Ruth Cramer land in Tryon. Emma C. Williams et al to Amelia C. Van Buren land in Tryon. $10 and other con siderations. Head-on Collision on Valley Road Sunday Trying to Pass on Curve Re sults in Bad Smash.? Pas sengers Cut by Glass ^ . One more automobile crash j was listed on the valley road last Sunday afternoon when a car said to have been driven by M. C. Shull collided head on with another car driven by H. M- Brown, Jr. of Asheville. * Eyewitnesses of the accident stated that Mr. Shull who was coming toward Tryon on the Pacolet Valley road had parsed j a number of cars and was mak ing a fairly high rate of speed at the time he crashed into Mr. Brbwn's car. It was said that Mr. Shull at tempted to pass an automobile going in the same direction on a cuf^e at the time he struck the ether car on^the left side of the road. x The passengers in both cijrs were badly shaken up and cut by flying glass from splint ered windshields. An infant in I?l. Shull's car was badly cut dput the shoulders and arm bR the glass and was rushed to Tryon Infirmary for treat twit. The child was removed !M its parents to a- hospital in Jaiartanburg on the late train. ?Both cars- were taken to the ?pin Motor Company for re Gerrevieve Lankford I Funeral at Church / m Funeral service services for Biss Susan Genevieve Lank ford, age 16, were held Tues day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Congregational Bhurch, Reverend W. A. Black ?fficiating. iMiss Lankford was the daugh nr of Mr. and Mrs. James ?jftlgford. She was taken ill Kme evening of July 4 and mSrafonday noon following -an operation on Sunday morning. Miss Langford was the second in a family of seven children all of whom survive her. By her quiet, earnest, indus trious, and loving ways Miss Lankford made herself a gener al favorite. She will be mis sed, not only in the home, the Sunday School and the Church, but the whole community feels that one beloved of us all ht.s suddenly gone from our midst. o THE GARDEN IN JULY. F. E. McCall, garden special ist for the State College and De partment1 of Agriculture won ders what has become of that garden begun so auspicious'y early in the spring. The hot weather caused many to neglect it, especially those town folks who might find it easy to buy vegetables from ' the corner grocery. But for the man w/o is sticking t<^ the job and deter mined to have a supply of health giving, cost cutting vegetables all through the year. Mr. McCall states that good cul ture in July is more , important than ever. Good culture means more palatable vegetables be cause during hot .weather many kinds will become -bitter. If the vegetables are forced to quick growth however, this will be overcome. Some of the things whi-jh need attention in . the gardon during this mid-summer month, Mr. McCall gives as follows: "Transplant tomatoes for the early fall garden. T:ie Stone, Greater Baltimore and Norton are good for this pur pose and are quite free from blight. "Bush lima beans, the Seiva bean, Henderson's bush, and Fordhook bush are some good bean varieties to plant. The Stringless Green Pod is the . best of the bush snap beans. "Seedlings of the Cos lettuce may be made now and again late in July. Turnips may also be sown for early fall garden." ? TV notice \ Polk County Farmers Federa tion stockholders will hold their annual meeting at the Columbus Court House, Monday morning , July 16, at 10 o'clock. . Board Salaries to . Go to Town Manager Mayor to Devote Entire Time to Town Affairs. . As a matter Of information and explanation in connection with the resolutions passed last week by the Town Board in vesting Mayor Green with the management of the town, the following facts are presented : It was decided by the com missioners that tof hire a man both competent and with the future welfare of Tryon asfirst consideration was next to im possible. Mayor Green is will ing to undertake the manage ment, devoting his entire time to Tryon affairs, but he cannot be expected to sacrifice his bus iness N interests unless he in some measure be. reimbursed. The Commissioners had en deavored to secure a manager at a salary of $150 a month ($1800 a year) and they felt that the town would receive more value for their expendi ture from Mayor . Green than from any other available man, hence they decided to allow him a salary of $1000 as Mayor. This amount with the $200 salary of each commissiner to be turned over to Mayor Green by the Commissioners and the $200 clerk hire to be allowed would make the $1800 a year which the Board believed to be reasonable compensation for the work expected. 4 A ? ? ? \J Repair Work Started On Streets and Mains Work has been started' this week under the supervision of Chief W. A. Wilson on lowering the water mains. Many of the mains were lying exposed in the unpaved streets, subject to danger by passing vehicles. _These pipes will be lowered about two feet below the street level. Some of the repairs work on Uie town streets has been tem porarily completed. No futher .vork will be completed until all vater lines have been fixed. o Summer Care of Fruit Trees. TIftrtlme is practically up for ;ifimer sprays, but since there : . very little fruit this year, "j :ere is quite a bit of Summer ? uning that could be done * >ng now. Any time from now until the ;ddle of July, where there is V;ry little fruit on the trees, u can begin to do light prun j on your trees and shape . 3m up and at the same time rid of some of that extra ';:*owth and save that extra i 'ant food for the fruit buds for in other year. In pruning now, i u should not cut off every limb, but thin out some of i 3 smaller ones and all of the cV\;;d ones and cut off some of V 2 shoots of this years grcwth which are really put ti. g on too much growth, due to there beinf no fruit to take u/, the plant food. In pruning try to keep the tree open so the 3i: i can get in and force out ;r,;wth on the lower part of the rce that will be jn your reach not cut off all limbs and T.ake the tree get taller and further out of your reach every jT*ar. Every branch*- wants to [\:ak its head out in the sun and keeps trying to get higher a: d higher, but if you will keep t' e tree pruned you can keep the tree low and keep the b anches arranged so that they will all get their share of the sim light. 'here has hardly been enough f uit to warrant one to do arty _;mm^r spraying this year, tiit' it fe the summer sprays tl at Jceeps the fruit from rot ting. We often hear "J pruned nd sprayed my fruit trees last inter and my fruit is rotting -,:'j bad as ever this Summer" 'he winter sprays do not keep :e fruit from rotting, it just ills, the scale and insects that live over the winter on the ruit trees, and will keep down :he leaf curl. *>? Board States Weevil Harms Cotton Alone Boll Weevilltaats Not Infest ' Fruit, Berries or Vege tables. Inquiries received by the State Board of Health from widely separated sections of the State indicate a fear of the boll weevil that is entirely unfound ed. The State Board of Health is advised that this pest of cot ton plant' is without danger other than the damage which it does to one of the State's leading farm products. . The boll weevil is not poison ous. It does not infest fruits or berries, nor any of the gar den vegetables, such as corn, beans, Cabbage, lettuce, okra, ? tomatoes, or the like. The on ly food that satisfies the appe tite of this insect is the cotton boll, and it eats this preferably when young and tender, when the squares are Just forming. In answering such inquiries / the State Board of Health has endeavored to reassure those unduly fearful with the definite statement that there is nothing to fear from the boll weevil ex cept the partial destruction of the cotton crop. The inject is not poisonous, and infests only cotton plant. o Sunday Services at Tryon Churches EPISCOPAL CHURCH. s Rev. C. P. Burnett, Rector. Sunday Services: Holy Communion ? 7 :S0. Morning Prayer and sermon (Holy Communion of 1st Sun day in the month.) 11 A. M. Friday afternoon 5 o'clock Litany and Intercessions for the sick. TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH. Services each Sunday morn ing at H o'clock. THE METHODIST AND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES OF TRYON. Sunday School at 10:00 A. M., P. G. Moris, Superinten dent. Reverend Fikes preaches on 1st and 3rd Sunday mornings at 11:00 A. M., and 2nd and 3rd Sundays at 7:30 P. M. Reverend Yaadell preaches on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 11:00 A. M., and 1st and 3rd Sundays at 7 :30 P. M. ' The Presbyterian Church of Tryon. Services next Sunday at 11:00 o'clock at the Methodist Church The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper administered . at this hour ? All are invited to worship with us. Congregational Church. W. A. Black, Misister. Sunday School at 1(V a. m. Nelson Jackson Jr. Supt. Public Worship at 11 a. m. Christian Endeavor 7 :15 p.m. Alice Andrews, President. Even Song and Prayer, 8:15 p. m. o PEOPLES' FORUM The Searles Letters To the Editor: I assumfe, in behalf of his "dear Tryon friends" to whom he addressed his entertaining and instructive travel letters, to thank Mr. J. Foster Searles for the pleasure they have given us, enabling us to enjoy and be interested in the things that amused and interested him. Their topics ? wera of wide range and variety, but whether f grand or petty, were navel, striking and diverting. His descriptions . of places and events formed a kaleidescopic panorama, alluring, piquant, humorous and clear. Only an alert attention, an observation both minute and sweeping, diligence, patience and pertinacity in setting it all down during the distractions of travel, could have so success fully portrayed his impressions to his gratified readers. E. G. HOLDEN.